Another beautiful night on the coast of Maine, with the glow of the Milky Way and Jupiter reflecting in the ocean. Saturn is also visible, to the upper-left of Jupiter. Nikon Z 7, Mount Adapter […]
Category Archives: Milky Way
Milky Way and Dead Trees
A beautiful night along the coast of Maine. The tree tops in the foreground are being lit up by nearby West Quoddy Head Lighthouse. Nikon Z 7, Mount Adapter FTZ, NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8 lens @ […]
Twilight Milky Way Over a Sunflower Field
Young sunflowers follow the sun through the sky each day, turning back east during the night to greet the sun again the next day, but when they mature they stop that and only face […]
Milky Way Panorama on the Coast of Maine
The Milky Way arcs over the rugged coast of Maine on a clear night in May, 2020. Nikon D810A with NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8 lens @ 14mm and f/2.8 for all shots. Blend of two panoramas, […]
Late Season Milky Way on the Coast of Maine
Late season Milky Way over the coast of Maine. The green color in the sky is from airglow, a natural phenomenon that occurs all over the globe. See this link for more details. The orange […]
Milky Way Panorama on the Maine Coast
Nikon Z 6 with FTZ lens adapter and 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. Panorama images like this are possible when the Milky Way is lower in the sky, making it possible to shoot single row panorama that […]
Milky Way Over Homer Wilson Ranch
Nikon Z 6, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens. The Milky Way and Venus rise over Carousel Mountain and Homer Wilson Ranch in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Venus is the very big bright […]
Twilight Milky Way Over François
Panorama with Nikon Z 7 and NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S lens The Milky Way arcs over the incredibly remote village of François, Newfoundland. Nestled into the top of an ocean fjord, François (pronounced “fran-sway”) […]
Big Bend Blue Hour Bluebonnets and Milky Way
Nikon Z 6 with FTZ adapter and NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8 lens Sometimes even the most simple descriptive titles sound like a Dr. Seuss poem. This shot is from mid-February during the very early part of […]
The Story Behind: Milky Way Falls
This is one of my favorite shots from back in 2013. Back then, we didn’t have no stinkin’ apps that let you plan Milky Way shots easily on satellite maps like you can with PhotoPills. […]